Hell of a busy week. Last week and at least the first half of this one will continue to be. I have a final to turn in tomorrow [done] and a final to turn in on Wednesday [not done] as well as a presentation on Tuesday [also not done.] I also have extra credit to read more
Birthday Recap
My entire family has learned to feed my fiber addiction. I got the before mentioned alpaca laceweight from my mother, a subscription to Spin-Off and a book about spinning from TheBoy, and funds for the Black Sheep Gathering from TheBoy’s mom and grandmother. I also got a pretty necklace from TheBoy and a vase from read more
Another Year Older.
It’s official. I have lived for one quarter century. There were many festivities this weekend, including the beginnings of the wedding shawl with the beautiful, beautiful alpaca that my mom bought me for my birthday. I have 383 days in which to finish it. There’s just barely more than a year until the wedding, when read more
Academic Happy Dance!
I have a thesis committee, I have a thesis committee! Now I just have to put together a presentation of my proposal and get it approved and I’m good to go to start writing. Whee!!!
Of Yarn and Klutz…
Here’s some recent spinning: 4 ounces 100% corridale koolaid dyed in my crockpot. I’m not happy with it, way too much twist, but it’s recipient is thrilled, so that’s what counts I suppose. And in further news, I am a klutz. Always have been, always will be. The building that I work in has, in read more
Future Yarn in a Tree
4 ounces 100% Corridale roving. Dyed in the crockpot [2 hours on high, with a total of 10 packets of koolaid dissolved in vinegar.
Fly on the Wall
Me: Does my hair look okay?Him: Ummm…It could use a comb.Me: I did comb it.Him: It looks kind of…stringy.Me: It’s wet…And curly because it’s wet. It doesn’t dry wet.Him: Oh, then yes then, it looks fine.Me: You saw me go into the bathroom with wet hair, you didn’t hear the hair dryer and yet you read more
Boogie Days
4 ounces 100% wool blend, handpainted in the Boogie Days colorway by Amy. Spun to approximate 320 yards of yarn, ranging from sport to worsted weight. It is super soft, and I love it! It was a lot of fun to spin, and spun easily on top of it all!
Llama!
I spun llama for the first time this morning. I ended up with 30 yards of deep chocolate brown yarn [the color Flint the llama is naturally] that I plied with 30 yards of leftover bits, some wool blend and some corridale. I just adding in the corridale after the wool blend ran out, and read more
Thesis Makes my Brain Hurt.
And I’ve got six more months to go. Lord have mercy on TheBoy, he’ll be living with a madwoman soon.
Very Exciting
There’s something very exciting happening soon. At least, it is exciting in my very small world. The sheep and llama are getting sheared on Sunday! That means soon, very soon, there will be [very dirty] fleecey goodness! Then we get to find out how much it will cost to get it cleaned and carded, and read more
Everyday Situations.
Been busy lately. I’m hosting a Mary Kay party on Saturday [yes, I know that sounds goonie, but it should actually be fun], then to Portland on Sunday to meet up with a friend I met through Craftster. Expect to see photos of that here [if I can convince her the camera isn’t going to read more